Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-04-07
INTERESTING NEWS ITEMS
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The public, debt statement issued Fri
day shows areduction OF S12 sos, ,467 during
March. Total cash In the treasury
sass, III. .088.
The board Of pardons at HARRISBURG
Friday commuted the death-sentence q
William Buset of Elk county, Pa, 10 i'm
prisonment for life.
Mrs. Bogert, widow of the late Post.
master Bogert, and editor OF the Eusnint
Leader, was on Saturday appointed post.
master at Wilkesbarre.
The steamer Baragossa, from Baltimore
for Port Antonio, has foundered at sea $50
miles north OF Waiting Island. Her Grew
were saved and landed at Bermuda.
The steamer Charlie Bowen burst a steam
pipe at. Hickman, KY, on Friday, killing
the engineer instantly and sealding the car.
penter 30 badly that he died IN short time
The house OF J. B. Bolin, In oedarville
California, was burned on Wednesday week
and three OF his children perished In the
flames. Mrs. Bolin was dangerously In.
iured.
1t 10 understood that Very Rev. Thomas
A. Casey, ar-general OF the diocese OF
Erie, Pa, will be appointed bishop OF
Harrisburg to succeed the late Bishop
bhnnAhan.
BY an explosion Of powder In the Jeans
Vile colliery, near Wilkesbarre, ON satur-
day, William Oolpit was fatally iniufei ard
that he win lose his eyeslght.
DR.. James Hodges, who was convicted Of
exploding bomb In the Grand Opera
House In San Francisco on February 9th,
during Q Patti concert, was on Saturday
sentenced to two years imprisonment.
Gedersasey Baker, aged AZ years, was
killed while fellinS a tree near Farmers
burg, In western Pennsylvania, on Saturday
afternoon. A tree In falling caught him
and his upllfted axe was buried in his brain.
]. Edgar Holl, accused OF having de-
frauded the Independence National Bank
In Philadelphia by means of forged accept.
anoes, surrendered himself Friday and
was placed under $4,000 bail by Magistrate
Durham for further hearing on April i1th.
II Is announced that H. Hunnewell, a
wealthy citizen Of Wellesley, Massachusetts,
has presented the town with fine hall and
a pork OF 10 acres, and a public library with
5000 volumes. The esti.na value OF the
gift is S250, 900.
An engine and "a freight cars jumped the
track on the Grand Junction (Boston and
Albany railroad In Cambridge, Mass, on
Saturday afternoon. James Larmer, a
brakeman, was instantly killed, and another
brakeman named Bates was badly hurt.
In Lexington, Kentucky, on Thursday,
Sam Magone. leading hattar, playfully
pointed q rife at = l0-year-old colored girl
and It went of. The girl was wounded In
the forehead, aud her recovery Ii doubtful.
Mngone became frantic with grief at the
accident.
The stables and car house OF the Boston
Consolidated Street Railroad Company at
Maiden, Massachusetts, were burned Sun.
day, with 80 horses and quantity Of
hay and harness, and some rolling stock
The, Are was caused by the bursting of d
coel-oil lamp.
The Pacific coast steamer Mexico, plying
between San Francisco and Puget Sound
was wrecked on Thursday night, four miles
south OF Plumpus Pass, Yancouyers Island
All hands were saved. The loss on the
vessel Ia Sl50,000. The loss on the cargo is
not yet known.
Two bodies, one OF a woman, the other oi
man, were found on Saturday In the
ruins OF the Richmond Hotel, at Buffalo
The female body was doubtless that OF one
Of the servant girls; the male remains are
believed to be those OF II. 8. Boyd OF
Boston, the Bell Telephone Company's
agent.
One OF the Bayerest gnOw=gtbrms ever
experienced In that vicinity began at Wald-
boro, Me-, on Saturday forenoon and con-
tinhed until early Sunday morning,
blockadlng ell the, roads. Two trains on
the Knox 4 Lincoln roRd became stalled
and the passengers on each were Obliged to
remain In the cars all night.
The Secretary of the Interior has re-
quested the Secretary OF War to place the
western portion Of the Indian Territory,
including Oklahoma, under the jurisdiction
and control OF single army officer, with
Instructions TO exercise extreme vigilance
In the matter OF preventing an expected In
vasion OF the territory by boomers during
the coming spring and summer.
Two freight trains on the Michigan Oen-
tral railroad oollided on Saturday morning
near Springfield, Ontario, and 26 cars were
broken into spllnters. Two brakemen,
named odburt and Burnham, were killed
the other trainmen saved themselves by
Jumping of. The disaster was caused by
the failure of an operator to hold one OF the
trains, as he had been ordered 10 do.
The governor OF Pennsylvania on Satur-
day Issued a proclamation fixing April 22d
as "Arbor Day." He calls upon schools and
citizens generally to plant trees upon that
day, and In conclusion says: I'm case the
day herein designated should be unsuitable
In any portion OF the commonwealth, let an
adjournment be had to some future day
which will suit the climate and convenience
OF the locality"
The Hotel Del Monte, at Monterey, CAL,
was destroyed by fire on Friday night
There were 800 guests In the hotel, mostly
eastern people. No lives were lost, but none
OF them were able to save their trunks OF
clothing, and many ladies suffered severely
from the cold on the hotel grounds, where
they had to pass the night. The total loss
including losses of guests, Is estimated al
nearly 81 SOC, 600.
st. Paul's Episcopal Church, at Newbury
nm ErtdaU NIGHT
the silver communion service and Other
articles Of silver, valued at several hundred
dollars. One piece, OF great historical
value, was given to the Rev Samuel Mylei
by King William and Queen Mary, for the
use OF their majesties' chapel In New Eng
land, in 1894. This was originally given t
Kings Chapel, Boston, but later came Into
possession Of st. Paul's Church.
Smiths Block, in Pittsburg, five storl
French nat, was damaged by flre on Hatur
day morning to the extent OF about S57 900
insurance, S25, 900. About 10 families occu
pied the building and those In the uppel
floors narrowly escaped with their lives
william Henry Smith, owner OF the build
ing. and merchant tailor on the first aooi
was badly burned In the face. The hre u
supposed TO have caught from natural gas
under the boilers.
A telegram from Chatham, Massachu
sets, says Saturdays storm was the wors
OF the winter. During the afternoon TIT
wind blew with great force ,uprooting trees
breaking wires and blowing down fences
The snow drlfted Dadly blocking the ROADS
The sea outside and on the shoals wa
something terrible. The Pollock Rip light
ship was blown from her station. Tie gal,
al Vineyard Haven was the most violent TO
several years. number of schoonerB ant
other vessels were driven ashore, but NJ
loss Of life is reported.
piece OF granite was found Frida,
In the eastern river pier of the old bridg'
across the Schuylkill at Market street
Philadelphia. In the centre Of the ston'
was brass plate containing this inscrip
tion: "In the year 1901, 1l9 years after tn'
founding of the city of Philadelphia, and Il
the 18th year after, the separation
America from the government OF Grea
Brltain--thls pier was built" Then follow
the names OF the persons under who's
direction the work was done.
In consequence of the exhaustion o
tunds caused by the failure OF the De
ilciency bill In the closing hours of the las
Congress, Judge Aeheson, at Pittsbnrg, wa
Friday compelled to issue an order sus
pending operations In the United State
district courts of western PennsylVanil
until the October term. AS the prisoner
now In jail on pending charges would p
subjected to the exceeding hardship OF re-
naming incarcerated until that time, the
were all released on their own recog
nisances. Two Of the prisoners were unde
an indictment for having counterfel
money In their possession and two other
were charged with unlawtully remoVinl
distilled spirits from a bonded warehouse
John Godfrey SAKE, of much reput
many years ago as q humorous poet, die
Thursday at Albany, New York.